Aha Moments

Mutual Of Omaha asked me to talk about my Aha Moment for my blog.  Please watch  the video and and I hope that you will click on the LIKE button after.  Thank you everyone that follows my blog.  It is nice to be able to share my nutrition information and recipes with everyone.

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Gout

Gout is a kind of arthritis. It can cause an attack of sudden burning pain, stiffness, and swelling in a joint, usually a big toe. These attacks can happen over and over unless gout is treated. Over time, they can harm your joints, tendons, and other tissues. Gout is most common in men.

Gout is caused by too much uric acid in the blood. The most common sign of gout is a nighttime attack of swelling, tenderness, redness, and sharp pain in your big toe. You can also get gout attacks in your foot, ankle, or knees. Your doctor may  do a blood test to measure the amount of uric acid in your blood.Or they can also take a sample of fluid from your joint to look for uric acid crystals. Avoid regular daily intake of meat, seafood, and alcohol (especially beer). Drink plenty of water and other fluids.  Read my tab Special Diets for more information.

Daylight Savings

Don't forget to set your clocks back an hour tonight. Enjoy the extra hour. What will you do with it? Will it be an extra hour of sleep or time to work out?

Stevia - The Zero Calorie All Natural Sweetner

Replace your sugar with a natural zero calorie herb

Stevia is a South American herb that has been used as a sweetener by the Guarani Indians of Paraguay for hundreds of years. The leaves of this small, green Stevia rebaudiana plant have a delicious and refreshing taste that can be 30 times sweeter than sugar.

Stevia has many excellent properties. The body does not metabolize the sweet glycosides from the stevia leaf or any of its processed forms - so there is no caloric intake. Stevia doesn't adversely affect blood glucose levels and may be used freely by diabetics.

Avoid Fall Leaf Raking Injuries

Soon the fall leaves will be leaving behind hours of raking and bagging.  Remember to follow some lawn clean up advise: wear gloves to protect your hands, wear skid proof shoes, stretch and always bend at the knees to collect leaves, and not at your waist.
And
"Never jump into a pile of leaves with a wet sucker."
  ~ Linus ~ It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Do Not Eat List !! For Gluten Free

Abyssinian Hard (Wheat triticum durum)
Alcohol (Spirits - Specific Types)
Amp-Isostearoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Atta Flour
Barley Grass
Barley Malt
Beer (most contain barley or wheat)
Bleached Flour
Bran
bread Flour
Brewer's Yeast
Brown Flour
Bulgur
Cereal Binding
Couscous
Dinkle (Spelt)
Enriched Flour
Farina
Filler
Flour (normally this is wheat)
Fu (dried wheat gluten)
Germ
Graham Flour
Hard Wheat
Soy Sauce unless says gluten free
Kluski Pasta
Malt
Malt Vinegar
Matzah
Matzo
Matzo Semolina
Meringue
Orzo Pasta
Pasta
Pearl Barley
Roux
Rye
Semolina
Small Spelt
Spirits (Specific Types)
Spelt (Triticum spelta)
Sprouted Wheat or Barley
Teriyaki Sauce
Oil
Unbleached Flour
Whole-meal Flour

The following items may or may not contain gluten depending on where and how they are made, and it is sometimes necessary to check with the manufacturer to find out:

Artificial Color⁴
baking powder⁴
Caramel Color^{1, 3}
Caramel Flavoring^{1, 3}
Coloring⁴
Dextrins^1,7
Dry Roasted Nuts⁴
Gravy Cubes⁴
Ground Spices⁴
Non-dairy Creamer⁴
Smoke Flavoring⁴
Soba Noodles⁴
Soy Sauce⁴
Starch^{1, 4}
Vegetable Broth⁴
Vegetable Starch⁴
vitamins⁴

Did you Know?

• Muffins are worse than doughnuts. A chocolate frosted doughnut is 270 calories 3 teaspoons of sugar and 7 grams of fat.  A chocolate chip muffin is 610 calorie, 14 teaspoons of sugar and 7 grams of fat
• A serving of nuts or dried fruit is a 1/4 cup.  About the size if a golf ball
• Hummus serving size is 2 Tablespoons or the size of a golf ball
• Ice Cream serving size 1/2 cup or equal to 2 golf balls in size.  ( I guess Cold Stone love it is over sized)
• Two Tablespoons of Coffee Mate has more Calories than two Tablespoons of half and half
•  200 calories of pasta is 1 cup or about the size of a baseball.